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This is great thank you. Ironically – it was located on a wall – on the 6th floor of our old, pre-war building. We are working on an internal PSA for staff – to increase buy in – and the image of an insect crawling on a wall next to a photograph – is helpful – sadly. Lisa Bruno Carol Lee Shen Chief Conservator Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052 P 718-501-6562 brooklynmuseum.org<https://www.brooklynmuseum.org> Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/brooklynmuseum> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/brooklynmuseum> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/brooklynmuseum> | Tumblr<https://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Irwin Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 1:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [pestlist] FW: Bug This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- This particular species is Porcellionides pruinosus, a woodlouse that is normally associated with manure heaps or compost heaps, but is occasionally found under stones, etc. A check on the grounds around the building may indicate its origin. Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On 29 December 2017 at 17:51, Pollack, Richard J <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- As others have concluded, this is an isopod. Most likely, it wandered in beneath a door, through a non-sealed utility penetration, or was a stowaway on a box or within potted plants brought into the facility. With few exceptions, isopods are inconsequential. They'll perish from desiccation in a matter of days or so, unless they're in a basement or other site where it is particularly humid, or where there's a ready source of water. These do feast upon organic matter. One isopod won't likely cause damage to artifacts within a museum. Damage can, indeed, become a concern if you regularly find these in museum exhibit or storage areas. Such observations should stimulate efforts to limit their entrance and survival. Check exterior doors to ensure that the door bottoms seal well. If you can see light beneath the door, then the door isn't secure against pests. Then, check ground level windows and utility penetrations. Sealing up any openings will be a sustainable, environmentally appropriate and fiscally prudent strategy. -Rich Richard J. Pollack, PhD HARVARD UNIVERSITY Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM) Senior Environmental Public Health Officer 46 Blackstone St.<https://maps.google.com/?q=46+Blackstone+St.%0D+%0D+Cambridge,+MA+02139%0D+%0D+*Office*:+617&entry=gmail&source=g> Cambridge, MA 02139<https://maps.google.com/?q=46+Blackstone+St.%0D+%0D+Cambridge,+MA+02139%0D+%0D+*Office*:+617&entry=gmail&source=g> Office<https://maps.google.com/?q=46+Blackstone+St.%0D+%0D+Cambridge,+MA+02139%0D+%0D+*Office*:+617&entry=gmail&source=g>: 617-495-2995<tel:(617)%20495-2995> Cell: 617-447-0763<tel:(617)%20447-0763> www.ehs.harvard.edu<http://www.ehs.harvard.edu> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> HARVARD T.H. CHAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Instructor, Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of JP Brown <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 12:34:42 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [pestlist] FW: Bug This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Dear Lisa Looks like an isopod (not an expert, but possibly a rolypoly/woodlouse). Not a threat to collections. Unless someone has been moving rotting wood or leaf litter through the museum, it probably came from outside on somone’s shoes. Best JP On Friday, December 29, 2017, Lisa Bruno <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- This was found on a wall in a gallery. Does anyone have thoughts on its ID? Not something we've seen before. Thanks in advance. Lisa Bruno Carol Lee Shen Chief Conservator Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238<https://maps.google.com/?q=200+Eastern+Parkway,+Brooklyn,+NY+11238&entry=gmail&source=g>-6052 P 718-501-6562<tel:(718)%20501-6562> ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" OR just send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and ask to be removed. 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